Windows ME does not have a provision to shut down to DOS. A more detailed explanation of what happens in these situations is given in MS Knowledge Base Article 138996, Description of Restarting Computer in MS-DOS Mode.Ī somewhat related, but quite distinctive, process occurs in Windows ME when you open a command prompt (that is, a “DOS window”). However, if you create a shortcut for shutting down to DOS and select the option to specify a new MS-DOS configuration (thereby creating custom AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files), DOSSTART.BAT is not executed, but your custom AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files are executed instead. Under most circumstances, the DOSSTART.BAT file in the C:\Windows folder is executed much like AUTOEXEC.BAT (except that it will not execute SET commands). If you use the option, from within Windows 95/98, to “Restart in MS-DOS Mode,“ different startup execution files are run depending on certain options you select when shutting down to DOS. NOTE ON RESTARTING IN MS-DOS MODE: Though somewhat outside the scope of this article (which primarily deals with Windows startup program loading), some mention should be made of the DOSSTART.BAT file. In Windows XP, the only option is to edit AUTOEXEC.BAT (if it exists) with Notepad. In Windows Millennium Edition, the MSCONFIG method, or editing AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS with Notepad, are your only options unless you migrate SYSEDIT.EXE to your system. In Win98, you have the additional option of launching MSCONFIG, clicking on the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS tabs, finding these lines, and unchecking the box in front of them. BAT file is first sought (AUTOEXEC.BAT) but, if one isn’t found, the OS next will look for AUTOEXEC.COM and, thereafter, AUTOEXEC.EXE! On the one hand, this is a useful trick on the other hand, it’s an especially useful trick for malware designers! This means that the usual command line launching rules apply so that a. In Win95/98, COMMAND.COM launches not “Autoexec.bat” per se but, rather, the simple command AUTOEXEC. QUIRKS by QUIRKE: South African Windows watchdog, Chris Quirke, has alerted me to a strange Windows quirk I never knew about. You can temporarily suspend any line of this file by placing REM (followed by a space) in front of the line. For more information on special batch file commands, see the Batch File Commands article on this site. For more information on individual MS-DOS or command prompt commands, open a DOS or command prompt window and type the individual command followed by /?. At machine startup, configuration steps in CONFIG.SYS and command lines listed in AUTOEXEC.BAT will execute. Launch SYSEDIT and examine the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files. Locations that control startup loading of programs include the following: Consult your operating system licensing agreement to determining whether you may do this legally.) Either may be copied over from a version of Windows that has it. SYSEDIT does not come with Windows Millennium. (MSCONFIG does not come with Win95, and looks significantly different in Windows XP.
In the instructions below, the programs MSCONFIG, SYSEDIT, and REGEDIT each can be launched by clicking Start, then Run, typing in the program name, and clicking OK.
#HOW TO STOP PROGRAMS FROM STARTUP HOW TO#
How to edit and control startup program launching is different in Windows 95 than in Windows 98 and Millennium, primarily due to the innovation in Win98 of MSCONFIG.EXE. By knowing where these are located, you have more direct control over them. Receive notice whenever this page is updated.Ī program can be loaded at startup from various places. Hold mouse here for list of most recent changes.
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